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GTA V PC System Requirements announced, launch postponed to March 24, 2015

Rockstar Games has finally announced the system requirements for playing GTA V on Windows PCs.

GTA V Windows

And you can view the requirements right here.

Minimum specifications:

OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz
Memory: 4GB
Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11)
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

Recommended specifications:

OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1
Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs)
Memory: 8GB
Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB
Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible
HDD Space: 65GB
DVD Drive

The studio also announced that they would be launching GTA Online Heists for consoles in the coming weeks. GTA Online for PC will be launched alongside GTA V and will also have Online Heists. Up to 30 players can play in an Online game.

GTAV has been optimized for 1080p, and 60fps with up to 4K resolution. It will support triple monitor configurations, and NVidia 3D Vision. GTA V for PC comes with the Rockstar Editor, a suite with editing tools, which allows players to publish gameplay videos to YouTube, and to the game studios’ Social Club.

But with the good news, also comes some bad news. The game was originally scheduled for a January 27th launch date, but it has been delayed and will now be launched on March 24, 2015. Rockstar says that the game needs to be tested and polished further, to ensure a good experience for the fans.

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